The Jump

Sometimes we just have to make the jump. We have to jump from where we are to where we want to be. 

Kevin Hall has a word for this in his book Aspire.  The word is “Ollin”.  It means “all in” 

Full commitment. 

     Full speed ahead. 

          No turning back. 

               No second guessing. 

When you know what to do, and it’s time to do it, then go ahead and make the jump. 

I love this quote I found in my files: 

“The jump is so frightening between where I am

and where I want to be…because of all I may become,

I will close my eyes and leap!”

Mary Anne Radmacher

So, close your eyes and leap. 

I’ve done that a few times.  I’ve gone for it.  I’ve stepped out, with no sign of a step or board or safety net to catch me.  No brass band played.  No one paid much attention except me.  But I’ve made the leap a few times.  I’ve stepped out in faith. 

And now …

I’m still here. 

I’m still living and breathing. 

I’m still alive and able to look back on those moments of faith when I abandoned all to the possibility of success.

Yeah, that’s it … I’ve abandoned myself to the possibility.

            Possibility! 

“Possibility” is wrapped in a hint of the “unknown” and sprinkled in is a lot of “what-if”.

But just think of what might be possible.   

What could be possible if only I would ___________?

I’ve made moves before when I wasn't sure if that town or state really held what I hoped for.

I’ve taken jobs when I wasn’t sure of where I’d end up.

I’ve invested money into plans and dreams with no real assurance that I was investing with assured success.

 

But I’ve made the leap.  And look at the benefits. 

 Knowledge I didn’t have before

   People who have turned into friends

    Expanded life experiences

Not to mention a journal full of stuff I can write about. 

Some people say that getting out of bed is a gamble.  Driving my automobile on the interstates of Seattle is a gamble every day.  But I have to get out of my driveway and make the journey in order to arrive at my destination. 

That’s the end we all seek, isn’t it?              

                              

        The destination. 

Where might you end up?

What is your destination?

What are your hopes?

What do you dream of accomplishing?

Maybe it’s time to make the jump. 

What might you become?

People who make parachute jumps know that the instructor gets on the plane with you for your first jump.  When it is time to make the jump you are instructed to stand in the open doorway and place your hands on a handle overhead.  If you don’t release your grip in a timely manner after he says “jump” your instructor will gently rap on your knuckles forcing you to release your grip and make the jump.  

 After all, parachuting is all about jumping. 

 Is it time for you to jump?

“The jump is so frightening between where I am 

and where  I want to be…because of all I may become, 

I will close my eyes and leap!” 

 Mary Anne Radmacher